fishbowl:/home/madduck# dpkg -S \*portmap\* netbase: /sbin/portmap netbase: /usr/share/doc/netbase/portmapper.txt.gz netbase: /etc/init.d/portmap netbase: /usr/share/man/man8/portmap.8.gz fishbowl:/home/madduck# so netbase is what you are looking for and it *should* be installed. martin [greetings from the heart of the sun]# echo madduck@!#:1:s@\@@@.net -- three things are certain: death, taxes and lost data. guess which has occurred.